Dipper



y 1930- v J. H. KONIGSBERG 1,769,226

DIPPER Filed July 6, 192

XNVENTOR Joseph 17. ffongsber p' 7 7ATTORNEY Josnrn'n. somerset-la enBROOKLYN; NEW ou IDlEITER' Appli a ti on filed} uly 6,

This invention relates to hand clippers, particularly those designed to dlp out molten metal from one 'receptaoleand to" pour the metal intoanother, and contemplates the provision'o fmeans in such a dipper for screenmg eleaning the metal during the transfer thereofr: "lhe var ousobpcts of my 1nvent-ion will be clear from the 'deseription which follows and) from the drawings, in wh1ch,'. I

Fig. l a top'plan yi'ew [of one form of: 'my improved device wherein the soreen 1s dispensed'with. o

"F 1g. :2 1s a vert1c'al, long1tud1nal 'sectionof the same in the position in'whioh metalis beingpoured from the dipper. I

1* g. 8 is a similar view of another form of my inventionrin which an upper screenis provided. I I

F 1g. 4 IS avertical section of thespout taken on the line 4& of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical, longitudinal section of a modified-form of my improved dipper showingthe screening deflecting plate; and,

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the same. 7 In that practical embodiment of my invention which" I have illustrated, the container.

portion or body 10 of the dipper is preferably of corneal form, taper ng inwardly toward the bottom 11 thereof, and ils-provided with a suitable preferably flat handleas l2, suitably secured tothe rear of the body as by the rivets 13, one end 14 of the handle being bent downwardly for that; purpose.

The inclination of the body 10 during the" dipping and pouring operations controlled by means of said handle.

The wirebailv 15; is secured to the body P 10 about midway between the front and rear by means of suitable riyets 16 or theflihe passing through the flattened ends 1-. thereof. The'bail-serves the usual purpose oflp'ro viding means whereby'the dipper may be 3 series ofppenlngs 29 nearthe lowermostpart there'oflqwhlch openings-serve to screen out lifted and supported.

At thefront of the dipper is provided the spout 18 which is made preferably integral with the body 10, and in the modification shown in Figs. 1 and 2, may be provided with 1 a downwardly turned hp 19 over wh ch the metal may readily flow out of the dipper.

bodylO may'fiow into thespout.

:fromentering the spout at all.

1928; s ri l No. 290,797. a

For separating out thedross or screen from the metal before it'is poured out, I provide r a 'deflecting'plate as 20, which is in the form of -a" partition inserted intothe dipper at the junction of the spout and the body...

Said platesubstantially closes the opening. a at the rearof the spout, thereby normally.

preventing' the material from flowing out through thespout excepting underneath said plate,-and deflecting the'fioating dross away I from the spout. -Asillustrated 'in' Figsgl 2, the bottom edge 12L of'theplate 20 is spaced somewhat above the lower end of the spout, thereby providing the "passage 22 through which material at the'bottom of the It will, be seen that the dros'sor scum float I ing at the top ofthemolten metal'in the dip- I per is prevented by'the deflecting plate 20- from entering the spout and may, after the dipper has been nearly emptied, be readily removed. "Since, however, some-of the dross may flow out below the bottom edge-'21 of the plategvhen the -dipper is almost empty, v I preferto provide an additional top screening elementas 23, closing the upper end of the spout and preventing material from leav-, ing the clipper'ezrcept through the comparatively small openings 24: in saidelement. For

maintaining the element 23 in place, the edges 25 of thespout'may be bent over to. provide a channel or-grooveas 26 inlwhich said-ole" ment may beremovably or securely held; as

may-*be found convenient or desirable. One end. of the; element :rests onthe shoulder 27 of the/lip 28, while the other end maybe supported by the upper edge of the deflecting plate20, or 31.]

In the modificationshown in Figsfoand 16,;tlIlQ deflecting plate Slis lengthened to en-- gage the sides andbottom of the spout asat 30 and .tofclose the passage 22.1; ,F or allowingma' 7 terialto pass said plate, it is provided with a the dross and prevent the foreign matter It; will-be understood that the defies-ting 'VVhile the plate 20 may be welded or brazed to the inside wall of the body 10, as shown in' Figs. 1, 2 and 3, if it is desired to support such a plate removably, as illustrated in Figs.

and 6, suitable means therefor may readily be provided. Such means may'include'the members 32 bent to provide suitable grooves j as 33- for the reception of the pla te 31, flanged as at at. Suitable means are used to secure the flanges 34 to the dipper body,

though the flanges may readily be welded in; place, if desired. Y l

- Molten metal or other material may be dipped out of a container by supporting the dipper,the bail being'held in one handfa-nd the handle 12 in the other. The spout of the dipper is then lowered by raising .the handleand the front part inserted into the container.

Material flows intothe dipper through the open top of the body and the spout until sufficiently filled. The filled dipper is then lift.- ed out by the bail and carried to the container for receiving the material, and the handle 12 again inclined, lowering the spout and allowingthe material to flow past the lower edge of the plate or 31, as the case may be.

Dross is prevented from leaving the body 10' i and entering the spout by said plate.

' Where perforated screening plates'are used, only the heavier material, such as clean molten metal can flow through the perforations of the'plates,the dross being left behind and readily removed from the dipper.

In its entrance into the dipper through the screening element 23, shouldt-he metal carry any dross, the dross is kept out by said plate and remains on the top thereof, whence it may be easily wiped off.

. It'will be seen that I have provided simple and effective means for preventing foreign matter from leaving the dipper and for material flowing from the dipper. V V While I have shown and described arpreferred embodiment of my invention, I do not intend to be understood as limiting myself to her, a spout integral therewith and communi-* eating with the container member, 'aplate on said spout for holding the perforated plate in operative position, comprising a depressed lipat the. outer end of the spout and horizontallydisposed grooved edges on the top of the V spout, the inner end of said perforated plate being adapted to rest on the top of said firstmentioned plate.

Q 2. In a dipper, a spoutpasho'ulder at the forward edge of said spout, inturned portions providing grooves at the side ofsaid spout spout, resting on said shoulder and inserted into said grooves.

3. The combination witha dipper having a spout provided with a rectangular top open ing and a rectangular rear openlng where the spout joins the remainder of the dipper,

of a removable perforated plate for closing the 1 top opening, grooved, horizontal side edges on. the top of the spout-adapted to removablyreceive said plate, a pair of substan tially verticalretaming membersL-shaped in cross-section arranged atthe rear of the spout and of substantially the heightof the spout and providing grooves between said member and the dipper, and a perforated plate of substantially the height of the rear opening of the spout inserted in the grooves provided by said L-fshaped members and substantially closingsaid rear opening except at the bottom thereof; a

JOSEPH H. KONIGSBERG;

screening all such foreign matter from the r llO interposed between the spout andithe con- I I ta'iner member for cutting on communication therebetween except throughthe bottom of said plate, a pair of L-shaped members coextensive with the height of the'spout and arranged at the juncture of the sides of the spout with the sides of the container member g and forming a pair ofrgrooves therebetween for the reception of said plate, a perforated plate closing the'top of said spout and means 7 

